Test ID: HEPN
Heparin Anti-Xa Assay, Plasma
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
80609
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Measuring heparin concentration:
-In patients treated with low molecular weight heparin preparations
-In presence of prolonged baseline activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) (eg, lupus anticoagulant, "contact factor" deficiency, etc.)
-When unfractionated heparin dose needed to achieve desired APTT prolongation is unexpectedly higher (>50%) than expected
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Chromogenic Method on STA-R Evolution
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Heparin Anti-Xa Assay, P
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Anti-10a
Anti-Xa
Fragmin (Dalteparin)
Heparin Anti-Xa Assay, Plasma
Lovenox (Enoxaparin)
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Assay
Unfractionated Heparin Assay
Anti-Xa
Fragmin (Dalteparin)
Heparin Anti-Xa Assay, Plasma
Lovenox (Enoxaparin)
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Assay
Unfractionated Heparin Assay
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